Osun: Court Rejects Suit Seeking To Sack Oyetola

A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit that sought to void the July 20&comma; 2018 governorship primary of the All Progressives Party &lpar;APC&rpar; in Osun State&period;

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The state’s incumbent Governor&comma; Adegboyega Oyetola won the primary and proceeded to win the governorship election held on September 22 and 27 last year&period;

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In a judgment on Friday&comma; Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo held that the plaintiff&comma; Kunle Rasheed Adegoke&comma; could not prove his claim that the primary was held in violation of relevant laws

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Adegoke&comma; who came a distant 8th in the primary&comma; filed the suit marked&colon; FHC&sol;ABJ&sol; CS&sol;804&sol;2018&comma; in which he argued among others&comma; that the primary was not held in compliance with the relevant provisions of the country’s Constitution&comma; the Electoral Act&comma; the constitution of the APC and its guidelines for the conduct of primaries&period;

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Read Also&colon; Jigawa promotes 14&comma;900 teachers in 2018 – NUT&NewLine;Adegoke prayed the court to&comma; among others&comma; nullify the primary on the grounds that it was allegedly conducted in violation of the relevant laws&period;

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Also&comma; the Osun State Governorship Election Tribunal&comma; sitting in Apo&comma; Abuja has struck out the petition by Jumoke Lawal and her party&comma; the National Rescue Movement&period;

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The petitioners had queried the legality of the governorship election on ground of alleged unlawful exclusion&period;

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In a ruling on Friday&comma; the tribunal&comma; led by Justice Ibrahim Sirajo&comma; struck out the petition after peteitioners’ lawyer&comma; Oluwole Adja applied to withdraw it&period;

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The tribunal awarded N50&comma;000 cost against the petitioners&period;